If you blog or run a website with a comment function I am sure you’ll be familiar with the concept of comment spam. Most people presume these ever-so-personal (not) messages are generated by some kind of script and submitted by robotic means but believe it or not they are mostly posted by people. This is […]
Tag: internet
Announcing the social media survival kit
Instead of closing my Twitter account. I kept it open but I did walk away for a short time. It did me the power of good and while I was away I did a lot of thinking about social media and whether I should return and if so under what form. I came up with a plan which I have no called a social media survival kit.
Bad timing
Occasionally I wander over to [bash.org](http://www.bash.org) to view the IRC quotes[1]. I found this one in the top 100 and it was too good not to repeat.
Why the lights are going out all over the web
In New Zealand a new law is about to be passed. Under Section92A, any internet user can have their connection cut off if the givernment *suspects* they’ve been infringing copyright. No proof, no evidence, no day in court. It becomes law on Feb 28. Across the web people are mounting a blackout campaign – Twitter, […]